Location:

Paris, France

Program Type:

Study Abroad

Degree Level:

Undergraduate

Term:

Academic Year, Fall Semester, Spring Semester, Summer

Program Overview

Program Description:

In this unique program tailored to the specific needs of Fashion Merchandising students, participants engage with cutting-edge fashion curricula, including classroom work as well as experiential activities. Working alongside leading fashion industry professionals, students study fashion merchandising, product development, trend forecasting, French language and culture, and more. Coursework is designed to take full advantage of Paris as "the classroom" and examines the historical and contemporary context of fashion. Participants gain key insight into fashion merchandising through classroom as well as experiential activities and assignments, industry visits, and workshops. Program participants include students from fashion schools in the U.S. as well as internationally. All fashion coursework is in English, thus no prior French language ability is required. The program runs in both fall and spring semesters, and an optional summer Paris internship in fashion is available to qualified applicants. Student accommodation is provided by the program in the beautiful Latin Quarter of Paris. This is a small, highly-focused program created for Fashion Merchandising Majors or Minors or other students who seek a fashion-intensive study program in Paris.

Experience in-depth fashion study at the center of the French fashion industry! Marist College and Mod’Spé Paris have partnered to offer students a study abroad program that is highly-focused on international fashion. With all fashion coursework in English, the program offers students not (yet) fluent in the French language an opportunity to engage with leaders in the field. Semester, academic year, and summer internship options are all available.

This is an outstanding opportunity for students of fashion in the heart of the fashion industry.

Setting Description:

About Mod’Spe, Marist College's program partner - L'Institut Supérieur Spécialisé de la Mode, better known as Mod’Spe Paris, is a well-known and highly-respected fashion business school which offers fully accredited bachelor and master degree programs. Created in 1993 as an initiative of professionals from the French Federation of Women's ready-to-wear (la Fédération Française du Prêt-à-porter Féminin) and supported by the French public authorities via the Committee for the Development and Promotion of Apparel and Textiles (Défi), Mod’Spe Paris prepares its students to become highly qualified fashion marketers enabling them to integrate men's wear, women's wear, children's wear, athletic wear, intimate apparel, cosmetics, fragrances, luxury goods, and accessories.

Cost:

USD 19,000